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GUESTS: Nelson Hernandez, 10 th grader at Roosevelt High School

This afternoon students from Roosevelt High School will be joined by other local organizations in an action designed to shut down an Armed Forces Recruitment Station in East Los Angeles. The action is part of a wider nation-wide effort, called the Declaration …

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GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on the 4th Anniversary of Iraq War – Part 2.

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GUESTS: Nadir Vissanjy, Chair of California State Student Association, Bill Shiebler, President of the University of California Students Association

The University of California and the California State University governing boards recently approved tuition fee hikes for students for the fifth time in six years. By a vote of 13-6 last …

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GUEST: Amy Andre, co-author of the report, Bisexual Health

A new report released last week by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and other groups, has found another disparity in the US healthcare system. According to the report, sexual health issues affecting bisexuals have been largely ignored and underrepresented in academic and professional …

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… on the Harlem riots.

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GUEST: Doreen Stabinsky, Genetic Engineering Campaigner with Greenpeace

A recent study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace revealed that a certain strand of genetically modified corn lead to signs of toxicity within the liver and kidneys of rats. Published in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Technology journal, the report focused on Monsanto’s …

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GUESTS: Sinclair Roberts, political asylee from Zimbabwe, Carol Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Northern Arizona

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is facing international criticism following the violent repression of a weekend gathering of opposition activists. His response yesterday was to tell Western countries to “go hang.” Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of …

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GUEST: Marisa Handler, author of “Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist”

When 12 year old Marisa Handler moved from apartheid South Africa to Southern California, her family hoped to have left the structures of racism behind to discover a democratic paradise with equality for all. But Marisa soon realized that …

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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

This week’s commentary is about Bush in Guatemala. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.

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… on the 1889 Hurricane in Samoa.

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